Purbeck mason wasp (Pseudepipona herrichii) female excavating a nest burrow and carrying away ball of damp soil, Dorset heathland, UK, July.

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Purbeck mason wasp (Pseudepipona herrichii) female excavating a nest burrow and carrying away ball of damp soil, Dorset heathland, UK, July. This endangered species is one of the rarest invertebrates in the UK known only from a few heathlands in Purbeck.

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Size: 4101px × 3076px
Location: Dorset, England,UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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